Moon & night

Figures of the moon and the night: darkness, the stars, and the hours before dawn.

Verified modern retellings

These figures include at least one verified connection to a modern work.

35 figures

01Greek14

02Egyptian4

ApophisThe Great Serpent · The Enemy of Re · The Evil One3 myths · 8 in media
KhonsuKhonsu the Great · He Who Traverses the Sky · Lord of Thebes1 myth · 6 in media
NutThe Great One · Mistress of the Sky · Mother of the Gods4 myths · 6 in media
ThothLord of Divine Words · Lord of Ma'at · The Great, The Great, The Great8 myths · 22 in media

03Roman4

04Mesoamerican3

05Japanese2

06Mesopotamian2

07Norse2

08African1

AnansiCredited in some tellings as the maker of the sun, the moon and the stars, and so responsible for night and day; also said to have brought rain and taught people to sow grain. · Among the Abure people, remembered as the one who persuades the sky god to send rain and cool the earth. · Owner of every story in the world, after paying the sky god's price for them.5 myths · 22 in media

09Chinese1

GuanyinGuardian of the North Star, of sailors, and of women and children · Scout and guide of the pilgrim road between India and China, walked and mapped before Tripitaka travelled it2 myths · 34 in media

10Levantine1

LilithQueen of Demons · Mother of Demons · First Wife of Adam1 myth · 21 in media

11Persian1

Ahura MazdaCreation, first of a spiritual world and, three thousand years later, of the physical world. · The decision to renew an overcrowded world, and the flood he foretold to King Yima. · The first, untouched earth: flat and fertile, its sky a fixed dome of sun, moon and stars.1 myth · 1 in media

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